Description: User Manual LumiNode 1.
REVISION: 20220629-REV 2.4.1

USER MANUAL

LUMINODE PRODUCT FAMILY
LumiNode 1
THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX

General information
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user tothe presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficientmagnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
L’éclair avec une flèche à l’intérieur d’un triangle équilatéral est destiné à attirer l’attention de l’utilisateur
sur la présence d’une « tension dangereuse » non isolée à l’intérieur de l’appareil, pouvant êtresuffisamment élevée pour constituer un risqué d’électrocution.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence ofimportant operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying theappliance.
Le point d’exclamation à l’intérieur d’un triangle équilatéral est destiné à attire l’attention de l’utilisateur
sur la présence d’instructions importantes sur l’emploi ou la maintenance (réparation) de l’appareil dans la
documentation fournie.
CAUTIONTO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
AVERTISSEMENTPOUR RÉDUIRE LES RISQUES D’INCENDIE OU DE DÉCHARGE ÉLECTRIQUE, N’ EPOSEZ PAS CET APPAREIL À
LA PLUIE OU À L’ HUMIDITÉ.
CAUTIONNO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONEL.
AVERTISSEMENTAUCUNE PIÈCE CONTENUE À L’ INTÉRIEUR NE PEUT ETRE RÉPARÉE PAR L’ UTILISATEUR, VEUILLEZCONFIER TOUTE RÉPARATION À UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIÉ.
FCC Compliance Statement:This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received;
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC
requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Luminex Lighting Control Equipment nv may void
your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfulinterference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation ofthis equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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General Information

Industry Canada compliance statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est
conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
European Community Compliance Statement
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in whichcase the user may be required to take adequate
measures.
Disposal of Waste Equipment by users in the European Union
Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment.
This symbol on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical andelectronic products should not be mixed with general household waste.
For proper treatment, recovery, and recycling of old products, please take them to applicable collection
points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC. By disposing of theseproducts correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects onhuman health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling. For
more information about collection and recycling of old products, please contact your local municipality,
your waste disposal service, or the point of sale where you purchased the items.
[For business users in the European Union]
If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further
information.
[Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union]
This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please contact yourlocal authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

Warranty information
Limited warranty
Unless otherwise stated, your product is covered by a two (2) years parts and labour limited warranty. It
is the owner’s responsibility to furnish receipts or invoices for verification of purchase, date, and dealer or
distributor. If purchase date cannot be provided, date of manufacture will be used to determine warranty
period.
Returning under warranty
Any product unit or parts returned to Luminex LCE must be packaged in a suitable manner to ensure theprotection of such product unit or parts, and such package shall be clearly and prominently marked toindicate that the package contains returned product units or parts.
Accompany all returned product units or parts with a written explanation of the alleged problem or
malfunction.
Freight
All shipping will be paid by the purchaser. Items under warranty shall have return shipping paid by the
manufacturer only in the European Union. Under no circumstances will freight collect shipments be
acepted.
Prepaid shipping does not include rush expediting such as air freight. Air freight can be sent customer
collect in the European Union. Warranty is void if the product is misused, damaged, modified in any way, orfor unauthorized repairs or parts.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2
WARRANTY INFORMATION �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
1. APPLICATIONS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6
2. INSTALLATION ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
2.1

Power up the device ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7

2.4

LED indicators������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8

2.2
2.5

2.6

Connection to the network������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
Connection to the web interface��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
Reset �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9

Reset via LumiNet Monitor: ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
Reset via Araneo: �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9

3. CONFIGURATION �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10

Web interface Presentation ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10

3.1

Node Page���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10

How to reset a process engine ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
How to configure a process engine ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
How to copy a process engine ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12

3.2

DMX/RDM page������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12

Port Settings ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
DMX Settings ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13
DMX redundancy ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13

3.3

Play page������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 14

Show ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14
Record Trigger �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14

3.4

Global Settings ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15

Control source ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15
Device settings ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15
Device info ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15
Miscellaneous �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15

3.5

Network �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16

Scenario 1(A): (default) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16
Scenario 2(B): (advanced) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16
Group/VLAN advanced settings ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
Add or Edit a Trunk ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18

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3.6

Toolbox page ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19

Profile manager ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19
Firmware ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19
Reset ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20

4. WEB API ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21
5. LUMINODE IN DETAIL ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������22
5.1

What is a process engine?����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 22

input ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23
Output ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26
Mode Definition ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27
patch option ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30
Patch Import/Export �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30
Master/Limit option ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30
master/limit explained: �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31
startup buffer: �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31

6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������32
7. CREDITS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������33
8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34

Disclamer ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 36

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1. Applications
A few examples of applications where the LumiNode1 can be used:
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Touring & Live events
Studio’s
Cruise ships/Yachts
Theatres
Arena/Stadium lighting
Architainment lighting
Theme parks
Campuses
Houses of Worship....

Typical Applications:Lighting control
softwaresACN / Art-Net

USB
Fixtures

GigaCore 10

PoE

Lighting controller

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Fixtures2. Installation
2.1 Power up the device

The LumiNode 1 can be powered with a USB cable (U) or with PoE (N). The device will automatically witch
on. To shut it down after use, just un-plug the USB cable or the network cable again.

U

N

The LumiNode series are 802.3af compliant (PoE), so that each LumiNode will act as a PD (Powered Device)
and can be powered by any compliant PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) such as Ethernet switch, midspanand PoE injector. All models can only be powered with PoE via ETH2!

2.2 Connection to the network

To get the LumiNode 1 online in your system, connect either the ETH or USB port to a computer, or to aport of an Ethernet switch.

2.3.3 Connection to the USB port

The LumiNode 1 can be powered through its USB port. Connect the LumiNode 1 to the USB port of yourcomputer.
The red LED next to the USB port of your device will turn on once the unit is powered. When the unit hasbooted up the LED will turn blue.
Additionally, the LumiNode 1 will appear as a new network interface on your computer. No driver isneeded. The LumiNode 1 supports Windows, Mac OSX and Linux OS. Once the network adaptor has been
added please configure a static IP address in the range you are planning to use for your application in thesettings of your operating system.

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2.4 LED indicators

There are various LEDs on the LumiNode 1. Here is a list of the LEDs, the possible colours, and the meaningof each colour:
DMX PORTDMX Input

DMX only (output mode)
DMX + RDM (output mode)
Stream loss

DMX redundancy
NETWORK PORTSTATUSMEANING

Green flashing

Input active

Green
Cyan

Cyan flashing
Blue

Blue flashingRed

Red flashing

Orange flashing
Magenta

Magenta flashing

Output idle

DMX activity
Output idle

DMX activity

Source stream lost

Source stream lost but still outputting the last received packets
Source stream recovered
Output idle

Output active

Left LED (Link)

Green

Gigabit connection (flashing: Ethernet traffic)

Right LED (Mode)

Blue

Default colour

OrangeGreen flashing

Orange flashing
Green blinking
USB PORT
USB

Group colour

100Mbit connection (flashing: Ethernet traffic)
Device booting

Firmware upgrade in progress
Identify in progress

Corresponding to assigned group/VLAN

RedPowered from USB or PoE during bootup

Orange flashing

Firmware upgrade in progress

Blue

Green blinking
Group colour

8

Input idle

Unit booted and running
Identify in progress

Corresponding to assigned group / VLAN

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2.5 Connection to the web interface
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The LumiNode 1 IP address is displayed on the bottom of the unit.
Set your computer with a compliant IP address (do not use the same IP address!).
Connect your computer to the LumiNode with a network cable.
Launch your favourite web browser.
Type the IP address of the LumiNode in the address field followed by enter.

2.6 Reset

RESET VIA LUMINET MONITOR:
LumiNet Monitor is available for Windows and MacOS and can be found in the download section of our
website: http://www.luminex.be/support-2/product-downloads/
How to reset your LumiNode through LumiNet Monitor:
 With a computer connected to the device, open LumiNet Monitor (version 2.3.3 or above).
 Under Tools in the menu bar you find Reset LumiNode.
 Enter the MAC address of the device you want to reset. This can be found on the label with the IP
address or via the web-UI.
 Choose if you want to keep the IP settings.
 Choose if you want to keep the profiles.
 Click reset.
RESET VIA ARANEO:
Araneo is available for Windows and MacOS and can be found in the download section of our website:
https://www.luminex.be/download-araneo/
How to reset your LumiNode through Araneo: With a computer connected to the device, open Araneo (version 1.4.0 or above).
 Select the LumiNode you wish to reset.
 The Reset option becomes available on the Utilities section of the system tray at the bottom of yourscreen in Araneo:
 Choose if you want to keep the IP settings.
 Choose if you want to keep the profiles.
 Click reset.

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WEB INTERFACE PRESENTATION
Launch your favourite web browser and type the IP address of your LumiNode. Press enter to validate.
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3.1 Node Page

(A) Identify: Clicking on the Luminex logo will identify your LumiNode in the network. The Mode LED will
flash green for 5 seconds. In the web-UI you get the text “Identified” under the logo.
(B) Drawing of your LumiNode: This product image shows the configuration of each DMX port. The
centre icon within each DMX port represents an input or an output. On the top of each port, you can
see the mode of the process engine linked to that port.
(C) Navigation menu(D) Input: According to the mode set on the process engine, the input block will display all relevant
information, such as the type of incoming protocol, the universe number, the source IP address, or the
DMX input port.
(E) Process engine: By default, the LumiNode comes with Forward mode activated on as many processengines as DMX port(s). The block displays the mode currently set on the process engine. For ease ofidentification, you can change the name of the process engine. On the left and on the right-hand sideof the process engine, are respectively the patch, master/limiter and startup buffer icons. The colourof the icon will change if any parameters of these menus are modified. For more details about theprocess engines and how to configure them please see chapter 6 of this manual.
(F) Output: The output block will display all relevant information, such as the type of outgoing protocol,
the universe number, the destination IP address, or the DMX output port.
(G) Increment/Decrement: Use these shortcuts to quickly increase or decrease the value of a universe.
Select the process engine first, after which the increment/decrement tool becomes available.
(H) Reset tool and padlock: Use this tool to reset one or several process engines. First select the processengine(s) by clicking on the top left corner of the input block followed by the trashcan icon. The
padlock allows you to lock the LumiNode configuration page to prevent unsolicited action on the web
page. This is an ideal tool for show time.
(I) Clear Warnings: Clear all stream loss indications.
(J) Active Profile: In this area the current active profile of the LumiNode is being displayed.
(K) Theme and language: Select here if you want to use the dark theme or light theme. Interface
supported languages are English, Japanese and Chinese for now.
(L) Help: In case you need help, here you find an onboard helpfile.

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3 | Configuration

HOW TO RESET A PROCESS ENGINETo reset a process engine, follow the following steps:
 Hover your mouse over the top left corner of the process engine and select the tick box.
 Click on the trash can icon at the top right corner above the first process engine.
A blank process engine appears as follows:

If you want to reset all the process engines at once, navigate to the top left above the first process engine
and select the tick box “Select all Process Engines”
HOW TO CONFIGURE A PROCESS ENGINE
To configure a process engine, first click on the SELECT MODE label (the centre block of the processengine), the process engine panel appears.
Click on the icon to select the mode you wish to use. Modes are described in chapter 5 ofthis manual.
 Forward, an input is send to an output.
 LTP merge, Latest Takes Precendence with up to four inputs.
 HTP merge, Highest Takes Precedence with up to four inputs.
 Backup, Input 2 becomes active if input 1 is not available.
 X-Fade, Cross-fade between input 1 and input 2.
 Switch, with the use of a control source choose which of the up to four inputs is active.
 Custom, any of the other modes, or combination of, on a channel level.
At any time, you can click on the Patch button, the Master/Limit button
buttonto open the relevant configuration panel.

, or the Startup Buffer

Next, click on the left-hand block, to select your input . According to the selected mode, the number of
inputs may vary. A process engine supports up to four inputs.
Input options are:
 DMX, physical input on the XLRs.
 Art-Net: Select the Art-Net universe to use. You can enter a numeric value between 0 and 32767.
 sACN: Select the sACN universe to use. You can enter a numeric value between 1 and 63999.
 KiNET: KiNETv2, the port number is automatically matched to the number of the process engine.
 RTTrPL, BlackTrax: Select the RTTrPL universe to use. You can enter a numeric value between 0 and
63999.
 Internal, the result of another process engine.
 Play, one of the recorded shows.
You can give your input a name for easy identification.
Next, select your output by clicking on the output block, located on the right-hand side.
Here, you can choose between DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET or any combination of the four to send data
coming from the process engine. The four types of output can be used at the same time, providing you
with great flexibility.
Once selected, click on the Save button to store the parameters of your process engine. Your engine isready to go!

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HOW TO COPY A PROCESS ENGINE
Once you have created your first process engine, select it by clicking on the tick box in the top left corner. A
handle appears at the bottom centre of the process engine.
Click and drag the handle down, to select other process engines.
The LumiNode will automatically increase the universe number, and the DMX port, for each following
process engine. This allows you to create a complete configuration in a snap!

3.2 DMX/RDM page

The DMX/RDM page is divided in two sub menus:
PORT SETTINGS
The port settings offer you to: Add a legend to a port to easily identify what is connected to it. This will also update the tooltip on theconfiguration page of the process engine.
 Enable Sync mode: when enabled the DMX output framerate is matched to the input framerate. If thesource used for this port is capable to send an Art-Net or sACN sync packet this will be used.
 Redundant Slave: when enabled the DMX port listens to incoming DMX from another port or anothernode and will start outputting if no DMX input is detected. When DMX redundant slave is enabled RDM is
automatically disabled. See the chapter about DMX redundancy further on in the manual.
 Enable RDM, enabling RDM allows RDM traffic to be transported to or from an outlet over the networkand back.
x Adaptive discovery. When RDM is enabled, it is possible to enable adaptive d iscovery. This willcontinuously check for new and disappeared RDM devices on the output.
x Interweaving. Interweaving is enabled by default. Interweaving is only available when the FPS is set
lower or equal to 34 FPS. Interweaving makes that RDM messages are interweaved with DMX. If yourfixture does not support interweaving or the RDM packets you are sending are too large you would
disable RDM interweaving. For example, with a RDM based follow-spot system interweaving needs tobe disabled.
x ArtRDM universe. The ArtRDM universe is the universe which is used for ArtTOD and ArtRDM packets.
By default, this will be matched to the Art-Net universe of the first Art-Net input of your processengine.
Scroll down and click Save to save your settings.
At the bottom of the DMX/RDM page, you can find a button to force an RDM discovery in case this isrequired.

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DMX SETTINGS
On the DMX/RDM page, at the bottom of the page, you find the DMX settings.
 DMX Framerate in Frames Per Second.
 Breaktime in microseconds.
 DMX output time continuous by default is enabled and the LumiNode will keep outputting the lastreceived stream packages on the DMX. When you disable the continuous output time you can choose atime the LumiNode will keep outputting the data with a minimum time of 1 second.
 RDM Controller IP is the only device in the network that can make changes via RDM. When 0.0.0.0 every
device in the network can make changes but if you want to have a dedicated device to manage the RDM
you can define the IP here.
Press Save to apply your settings.
DMX REDUNDANCYThe LumiNode range supports DMX redundancy from firmware 2.1.0 onwards. What does DMX redundancy
mean and how does it work?
DMX redundancy means that you can run a DMX cable from one LumiNode to your lights and then from theoutput of the last light back to the same LumiNode or to a different LumiNode.
(If the redundant port is on the same LumiNode, only one process engine is required to configure both
ports).

The redundant port will not output DMX until it is no longer receiving DMX.
Once a link in the DMX chain gets broken or disconnected the slave port will start outputting DMX and thelights will continue to operate as expected.

As soon as the broken link is restored the redundant port will go back to an idle state.
NOTE: For this system to work between different LumiNodes, it is important that the configuration of bothprocess engines and the settings for sync and DMX framerate are identical!
When the redundant port is in idle state, the port LED is solid magenta.
As soon as the port becomes active the port LED will turn to flashing magenta.
Redundant port IDLE:

Redundant port ACTIVE:

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3.3 Play pageThe play page is devided in two sub menus:

SHOW
Here you select in which show you want to record cues, which cue number and the fade time in seconds.
Other options here are:
 Import a show that you have available offline.
 Export the show you have selected to your computer.
 Delete the selected show.
 Cue is the cue number that will be stored next.
 Fade(s) is the fade time in seconds assigned to the cue when recorded in the web interface.
 Rec records a new cue. Each cue is a snapshot of the output of all process engines.

RECORD TRIGGER
When you scroll down on the play page you will find the Record Trigger settings.
Here you can set the record channel, this is the channel you will be sending from your control device, thecontrol source protocol and universe. This can also be assigned to a specific source IP address if required.
The following options with corresponding values are available for the record trigger:
101 - record next cue in show 1
102 - record next cue in show 2
103 - record next cue in show 3
139 - record next cue in show 39
140 - record next cue in show 40

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3.4 Global Settings

The global settings page is divided in five sub menus:
CONTROL SOURCE
Here, you can set the type of protocol, the universe number, and the controller IP address for each control
source. If the IP address 0.0.0.0 is used all devices in the network generating the assigned control protocol
and universe can be the control source. The LumiNode will use an LTP merging policy between the first
four sources that become available. When using sACN the priority is also important to consider.
Each control source can be a different protocol, universe, and controller IP.
Press Save to apply your settings.
DEVICE SETTINGSIn this menu, you can set:
 Short name. Enter a name of maximum 17 characters to indicate the node on Art-Net. The following
characters cannot be used: ^[ -~]*$.
 Long name. Enter a name of maximum 63 characters to indicate the node on Art-Net. The following
characters cannot be used: ^[ -~]*$.
 ID number of the LumiNode. The ID number is used for indication only.
Press Save to apply your settings.
DEVICE INFO
The device info window shows the MAC address and serial number of your device.
MISCELLANEOUS
Web auth, for security reasons, a password can be enabled on the LumiNode’s web interface.
Click on the slider to enable web authentication, and type in your password.
Led slider allows you to change the brightness of the LEDs on the LumiNode.
Press Save to apply your settings.

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3.5 Network

The network page is devided in two scenarios.
SCENARIO 1(A): (DEFAULT)The Lighting data input/output and the management of the LumiNode are all assigned to the same
network group and share a single IP address.
AJ

CIn the IP address section (C): Enter the IP address you wish to use.
 Enter the subnet.
 Enter a gateway IP address if required.
 Click Save (J) to apply the changes.
 Enter the new IP address in your web browser to refresh the page.

SCENARIO 2(B): (ADVANCED)Groups/VLANs including an ISL group (Trunk) can be assigned to ports and interfaces.
This can be useful when data from different applications, in coexistence with the lighting data, needs to betransported over the same network.
The Lighting data input/output and the management of the LumiNode can be separated in different
network groups and can each have a unique IP address.

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B

C

G

D

H

F

I

J

E

In the Input/Output interface: Enter the IP address you wish to use (C).
 Enter the subnet you wish to use.
 Enter a gateway IP address if required.
 Enable/Disable Allow config (D). When disabled, users will not be able to reach the web-UI on this IP
address.
 In the Group/Trunks window (E) select the group for the lighting data you wish to use.
 With the group selected, click the group assignment on the input/output interface (F).
In the System interface: At the bottom-right of the System interface, use the slider to enable the interface.
 Enter the IP address you wish to use (G).
 Enter the subnet you wish to use.
 Enter a gateway IP address if required.
 Enable/Disable Allow config (H). When disabled, users will not be able to reach the web-UI on this IP
address.
 In the Group/Trunks window (E) select the group for the system interface you wish to use.
 With the group selected, click the group assignment on the system interface (I).
Network ports:
Depending on the configuration chosen for the interfaces we now need to assign the correct groups/trunks
to the Ethernet ports of the LumiNode.
 Select the group or trunk you wish to assign in the Group/Trunks window (E).
 With the group selected, click the Ethernet port you wish to assign this group to.
 Repeat these steps for the second Ethernet port if required.
In the image above, the example shows that we have assigned an ISL to USB, we used the management
group for the system interface, and we used group 4 for the input/output interface. Finally, we assigned
group 2 to ETH to give the user access to this group on the front of the LumiNode.
When all the settings are done, click Save (J) to apply the configuration.
Enter the new IP address in your web browser to refresh the page.

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GROUP/VLAN ADVANCED SETTINGS
To change the settings for a group, click on the Edit group option in the Group/Trunks section.
With a group selected you can:
 Change the VLAN ID.
 Change the name for ease of identification.

ADD OR EDIT A TRUNKTo Add or Edit a Trunk, click the Edit Trunk option in the top right of the Group/Trunks section.
To Add a custom Trunk: Click the + to add a trunk.
 Give the new trunk a name in the name field.
 Assign a colour to the trunk by clicking on the coloured square.
After selecting the colour, click anywhere outside the colour picker
window to close it.
 Click on all the groups/VLANs you wish to include in this trunk.
 If needed, use the dropdown menu for Untagged to select whichgroup should be untagged on the trunk. An untagged port connects
to hosts. The host is unaware of any VLAN configuration.
Your custom trunk is now available in the Assign group tab to be
assigned to ETH or USB.

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3.6 Toolbox pageThe toolbox page is divided in three sub menus:

PROFILE MANAGER
Here, you can recall, save, import, export or delete a profile. Select the profile with the drop-down menu
located on the left hand-side. The LumiNode comes with default profiles that can be used or modified, fora fast setup time. Up to 40 profiles can be stored in a unit.
Once a profile is selected, a preview of the configuration is shown below the dropdown in graphic form andthe configuration of each process engine.
When a profile has been selected the user can scroll down to the bottom of the profile preview to see the IP
settings in this profile. By default, the LumiNode will NOT load the IP settings that are stored in the profile.
If you want to load the IP settings saved in the profile, slide the Preserve IP settings to OFF.
FIRMWARE
In the firmware section, you can see two versions of firmware: Active firmware is the one currently running on the unit.
 Alternate firmware is the previously installed firmware.
If you would like to downgrade the unit to the previously installed firmware, click on the Activate button.
The unit will reboot in this firmware.
There is only ONE firmware version for the entire range. This can be installed on all different models in therange.
You can upgrade the LumiNode with our latest firmware. To upgrade the unit, please apply the following
procedure: Download the latest firmware from the support section of our web site, https://www.luminex.be/
support-2/product-downloads/
 Extract the downloaded archive and have a look at the release notes included.
 Click on the firmware upgrade button in the web-UI of your device.
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 Select the file you have extracted.
 The LumiNode will start the firmware upgrade. The unit will reboot after the upgrade is completed.
RESET
In this panel, you can reset the LumiNode, with two separate options: Preserve IP address, all settings get restored to factory default apart from the IP address set to reach thedevice. Custom profiles are all deleted and modified default profiles are restored to default.
 Preserve profiles, during the reset the custom stored profiles and modified default profiles are being
kept.
Click on the Reset button to perform the selected reset.
Performing a reset with these two options disabled will bring the LumiNode to its factory settings.

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4. Web API
The LumiNode range supports the use of Web API.
For a detailed list of available actions via Web API, please type the following in your favourite web browser:
http://IP_OF_YOUR_DEVICE/api/doc

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The LumiNode series is a new range of network converter, inheriting more than a decade of experiencefrom the Luminex Ethernet-DMX converter design and manufactoring.
In the past, most of the people were designing their system according to the number of universes and DMX
ports they would need on their lighting control system.
But today, with the ever-increasing number of lighting-controlled devices fitted with an Ethernet port, there
is a need for more processing power and data handling flexibility. This is where the LumiNode series steps
in.
Instead of assigning universes to a port, the user can now select any incoming data, handle it the way theyneed, and send it back to the network, or to a DMX port. All the data handling will be powered by processengines.

5.1 What is a process engine?

A process engine is an entity within the LumiNode firmware, accepting up to four inputs, and which cansend it to up to four different outputs. Additionally, remote interaction and control can be applied to theprocess engine, via specific control channels.

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INPUT
A process engine supports the following inputs:
DMX:
A DMX source, such as a lighting control desk, can be connected to any of the DMX port(s) of the LumiNode.
You will need to use a male to male adaptor to connect the console to the DMX port of the LumiNode.
In the input configuration, you click on the port you wish to use as an input port, to enable the DMX input.
A greyed-out port with a diagonal bar in it means this port is already used.

Art-Net:Any Art-Net controller can be used as an input for the process engine. The LumiNode supports all Art-Net
revisions, including Art-Net IV.
Tick the box to select Art-Net as an input protocol.
Here you can add the universe number you wish to use, and you can specify the IP address of the source.
If you leave the source IP field 0.0.0.0 any source in the network outputting this universe will be used. The
LumiNode process engine will bind this input to the first source using this universe number.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your Art-Net input.
Advanced settings:
Next to the Source IP field you find a cog wheel for advanced settings:
 Accept Own Data. In some cases, it is required to ignore the Art-Net data generated by the LumiNode
itself. When disabled the LumiNode will only listen to other sources in the network.
By default, the Accept Own Data is enabled.

sACN:
Any sACN controller can be used as an input for the process engine.
Tick the box to select sACN as an input protocol.
Here you can add the universe number you wish to use, and you can specify the IP address of the source.
If you leave the source IP field 0.0.0.0 any source in the network outputting this universe will be used. The
LumiNode process engine will bind this input to the first source using this universe number.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your sACN input.
Advanced settings:
Next to the Source IP field you find a cog wheel for advanced settings:
 Per-channel Priority Mode. To better handle multiple source control scenarios, the 0xDD sACN start code
has been introduced to allow setting a source priority for each channel of a universe.

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The following rules apply:x If all sources have the same priority HTP will be applied.
x If for a source the 0xDD packet is not available, the standard universe priority is being used.
x The number of sources is unlimited.
 Accept Own Data. In some cases, it is required to ignore the sACN data generated by the LumiNode itself.
When disabled the LumiNode will only listen to other sources in the network.
By default, the Accept Own Data is enabled

KiNET v2:
The LumiNode process engine supports KiNET v2.
Tick the box to select KiNET v2 as an input protocol. The port number is automatically matched to thenumber of the process engine.
Here you can specify the IP address of the source.
If you leave the source IP field 0.0.0.0 any source in the network outputting this universe will be used. The
LumiNode process engine will bind this input to the first source using this universe number.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your KiNET input.
Advanced settings:
Next to the Source IP field you find a cog wheel for advanced settings:
 Accept Own Data. In some cases, it is required to ignore the KiNET data generated by the LumiNode
itself. When disabled the LumiNode will only listen to other sources in the network.
By default, the Accept Own Data is enabled.

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RTTrPL:The LumiNode process engine supports Real Time Tracking Protocol for Light, by Cast Software. As an
example, the LumiNode can be used to transition between a lighting console and a BlackTraX tracking
system, seamlessly.
Tick the box to select RTTrPL as an input protocol.
Here you can add the universe number you wish to use, and you can specify the IP address of the source.
If you leave the source IP field 0.0.0.0 any source in the network outputting this universe will be used. The
LumiNode process engine will bind this input to the first source using this universe number.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your RTTrPL input.

Internal:This input option allows you to use the output of another process engine, this allows you to make an evenmore complex setup.
Use the dropdown menu to select which process engine you want to use as input.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your Internal source.

Play:
This input option allows you to use the recorded cues from internal shows as an input to the processengine.
First select which show you want to use, then select the process engine that you want to use. All theprocess engines of the LumiNode are always available to choose from.
For a better identification of the source, you can add a text to your Play source.

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Select the control channel you want to use to control the cue list. Use the cog wheel to set the source
protocol and universe and if required a specific controller IP.
Control channel options:
8 - 15: Go, play the next cue in the cue list.
16 - 23: Forward, pre-set the next cue. This allows you to trigger forward for example twice to skip a cue.
24 - 31: Back, pre-set the current cue again. To go to the previous cue, you need to trigger this option twice.
32 - 39: Reset, reset the cue list to the first cue in the list.
OUTPUT
A process engine offers the following outputs or a combination of all available options:DMX:
One or several DMX ports can be selected to output the data transferred by the process engine. A greyedout port with a diagonal bar means this port has already been used.

Art-Net:All data handled by the process engine can be sent back to the network as a new or the same Art-Net
universe.
Here you can set the universe number you wish to use. You can specify the IP address of the destination,
by ticking the Unicast box. By default, the LumiNode will transmit this Art-Net universe to the broadcast
address of the IP range the unit is part of.
For a better identification, you can add a text to your Art-Net destination.

sACN:
All data handled by the process engine can be sent back to the network as a new or the same sACN
universe.
Here you can set the universe number you wish to use, and you can specify the priority for this sACN
universe.
For a better identification, you can add a text to your sACN destination.

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KiNET:All data handled by the process engine can be sent back to the network as a new or the same KiNET
universe.
Here you can set the version you wish to use, the universe number you wish to use (default is Don’t care),the priority (default 0) and the port number you wish to send this universe to.
You can specify the IP address of the destination, by ticking the Unicast box. By default, the LumiNode willtransmit this KiNET universe to the broadcast address of the IP range the unit is part of.
For a better identification, you can add a text to your KiNET destination.

MODE DEFINITION
The LumiNode series offer 7 different modes for each process engine:
FORWARDIn forward mode one input source is send to up to 4 outputs. You can output to a physical port on theconverter, forward to another Art-Net, sACN or KiNET universe, or any combination of the four.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
LTP MERGE
Latest Takes Precedence merging policy is commonly used to merge fixture channels. Up to 4 inputs (ArtNet, sACN, KiNET, DMX, RTTrPL, Internal, Play or combination of) can be merged.
The output can be DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET or any combination of the four.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
HTP MERGE
Highest Takes Precedence merging policy is commonly used to merge dimmer channels. Up to 4 inputs(Art-Net, sACN, KiNET, DMX, RTTrPL, Internal, Play or combination of) can be merged.
The output can be DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET or any combination of the four.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
BACKUPIn Backup mode, two inputs will be used which can be DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET, RTTrPL, Internal or Play
where the first input has precedence over the second input. The output can be DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET
or any combination of the four.
When input 1 fails the node will switch to input 2, automatically. Auto-recover is enabled by default.
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Auto Recover: When auto recovery is enabled the LumiNode will switch back to input one as soon as this is backavailable in the network. In this case the warning for the missing backup control source can be ignored.
 When auto recovery is disabled, you can configure which protocol is used to trigger the recovery, which
universe and which channel. This can be narrowed down to a specific IP address which will be the only
device able to control the backup recovery.
The red warning triangle is a warning that the process engine cannot be configured without a backup
control source. This is to indicate that the control source has not been configured yet for remote recovery.
As soon as the control source has been configured this triangle will disappear.
When the backup control option is used, the LumiNode will not restore to input one when this becomes
available in the network. To recover, a value between 8-15 (0-255) needs to be send on the control channel
to trigger the recovery.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
X-FADE
This mode offers to you to cross fade between two sources. Ideal in a situation where you need to crossfade between a lighting desk and a media server, the control channel allows you to keep full control on the
speed and smoothness of the transition.
From the X-Fade panel, you can define the control channel, the protocol and universe number, and the IP
address of the control source. Click on the gearwheel icon to change these parameters.
When the control channel is at zero, source one is in full control, when the control channel is at full, source
two is in full control.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
The red warning triangle is a warning that the process engine cannot be configured without a X-Fadecontrol source. This is to indicate that the control source has not been configured yet for the X-Fade. As
soon as the control source has been configured this triangle will disappear.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.
SWITCHThe switch functionality provides you with an easy to use tool to remotely select within up to four inputs,
which input can control your rig. By sending different values for the switch channel, you’ll be able to selectthe relevant input. The switching between inputs does not include any crossfade.
From the switch panel, you can define the switching channel, the protocol and universe number, and the IP
address of the control source. Click on the gearwheel icon to change these parameters.
The red warning triangle is a warning that the process engine cannot be configured without a Switch
control source. This is to indicate that the control source has not been configured yet for the Switch. As
soon as the control source has been configured this triangle will disappear.
Patch, Master/Limit and startup buffer options are available for this mode.

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Control channel mapping:
000 - 007		
008 - 015
016 - 023		
024 - 031
032 - 039		
040 - 247
248 - 255

Do Nothing/Idle (current active source stays active)
Input 1
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4
Future use
Do Nothing/Idle (current active source stays active)

CUSTOM
This mode is ideal for a complex setup, or when per channel control is needed. Custom offers you tochoose what policy to apply for each channel, and to create a complete custom soft patch.
Depending on the mode chosen, up to four DMX, Art-Net, sACN, KiNET, RTTrPL, Internal or Play inputs canbe merged in this policy.
The custom mode offers you to combine any mode or combination of modes including: Input 1 only, Input
2 only, Input 3 only, Input 4 only, LTP, HTP, X-Fade, Backup, and switch.
To get access to the custom patch panel, click on the patch icon.
From this panel, you can define the complete patch per input, with any merging policy, or control source.
Use the From To tool to quickly apply a merging policy or mode to a range of channels.
Once the merging policies have been applied to the DMX channels, you will be able to assign a remotecontrol channel.
Use the From To tool to quickly apply a control channel to a range of DMX channels. Press the Apply button
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PATCH OPTION
Depending on the selected mode you applied to your process engine, you will be able to modify the patch
for your sources.
Once in the process engine panel, click on the patch icon to open the patch panel.
From there, you can apply the patch you wish per channel.
Press Apply to save your settings.

PATCH IMPORT/EXPORTFrom firmware 2.2.0 LumiNode offers the option to import or export your patch. You can import a CSV or
TSV file with your custom patch. The process engine will automatically configure the mode required basedon your patch info.
To export a patch, open the patch option in the process engine configuration window and select Export.
Choose a location to save the patch and choose Save. This can be an easy way to start a custom patch tohave the correct format for the patch file that you want to import at a later stage with your custom data.
Once you have the exported file, you can change it and then import it again.
To import a patch, open the patch option in the process engine configuration window and select Import.
Browse to the file you wish to use on your computer and choose Open.
The web-UI will refresh and show the Node configuration page. Now configure your input(s) and output(s)as normal.
MASTER/LIMIT OPTION
Depending on the selected mode you applied to your process engine, you will be able to assign a master orlimit channel to your output.
Once in the process engine panel, click on the Master/Limit icon to open the configuration panel.
First select the mode you wish to use, by clicking on the Master/Limit switch, on the top left corner of thepanel.
You can define the control channel, the protocol and universe number, as the IP address of the control
source. Click on the gear wheel icon to change these parameters.
From there, you can apply any master /limit control channel to your output channels. This can be the samefor all channels or different per channel or group of channels.

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Press Apply to save your settings.
MASTER/LIMIT EXPLAINED:
Master:When choosing the Master option, we configure a control channel to act like a grand master. The output isscaled to each individual channel. (Master value x Channel value / 255)
For example:
Channel 1 = 200
Channel 2 = 229
Channel 3 = 128
If we now reduce the master channel to 204, the channels will output as follows:
Channel 1 = 160
Channel 2 = 183
Channel 3 = 102
Example calculation: Channel 1 = 204 x 200 / 255 = 160
Limit:
When choosing the Limit option, we configure a control channel to set a limit to the output. There is no
scaling applied to the channels.
For example:
Channel 1 = 191
Channel 2 = 153
Channel 3 = 128
If we now set the limit channel to be 178, the result will be as follows:
Channel 1 = 178
Channel 2 = 153
Channel 3 = 128
Example calculation: Channel 1 => 191 > 178 => 178
As the result shows, channel 1 has been reduced but channels 2 and 3 have not been affected.
STARTUP BUFFER:
From firmware 2.4.0, LumiNode offers the option to set a startup buffer. This allows the user to configure
values for each channel to be outputted from the LumiNode on bootup until the input source has been
detected. As soon as the first frame from the input source is present on the input, the LumiNode will switch
to the input source.

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6. Technical Support

Sometimes it is required to get more help with your device or application. There is a knowledge baseavailable online that gets updated on a regular basis at: https://support.luminex.beIf you need to ask our team for more help or you need to return a device to Luminex for diagnostics orrepair, you can also fi nd the option on this page to request an RMA or start a support ticket.

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7. Credits

The following credits are available for this manual: Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence Holdings Ltd.

 ANSI E1.20 - 2010 Entertainment Technology RDM, Remote Device Management over DMX512 Networks.
 ANSI E1.31 - 2018 Entertainment Technology - Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512
using ACN.
 BlackTrax by Cast Software33

8. Technical Specifications
CONNECTIVITYDMX/RDM
Network

Contact Closure
Power

DMX FEATURES
Supported protocols
DMX port direction
DMX port isolation
DMX timing

ETHERNET FEATURES
Supported protocols
Port speed

Port sensing

Split management interface
Groups (VLAN) support

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

1x gigabit shielded Neutrik etherCON connector
1x USB to ethernet (dongle function)
N/A

PoE-802.3af (Class 0)
DMX512 (1986 & 1990)
DMX512-A

RDM ANSI E1.20-2010

Input or output (configurable)

Optical and galvanic isolation per port
Framerate: 10-40FPS
Break: 176-352µs
Art-NetTM (1-4)

sACN ANSI E1.31-2018
RTTrPL (BlackTraX)KiNET v1, v2

10/100/1000Mbps
Auto-negotiation
MDI/MDIX
Yes
Yes

Process Engine

4

Softpatch

Yes

Merging

Master/Limit

Trigger system

Reroute function
Profile manager
Snapshot

Monitoring Software
DMX redundancy

STATUS REPORTING
Display & Jog

Ethernet port connection
DMX port

POWER/PoE

Yes (HTP, LTP, Xfade, Backup, Switch, Custom)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

LumiNet Monitor, Araneo
YesNo

Link/activity LED
Group RGB LED

DMX/RDM RGB LED

Power input

PoE-802.3af (Class 0)Power redundancy

No

Power consumption

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1x shielded & gold plated Neutrik 5 pin XLR (female)Max 6W

8 | Technical Specifications

MANAGEMENT
Configuration

ENVIRONMENTAL

Built in Web serverDocumented Web API

Operating temperature

0 to +50°C

Humidity (non condensing)

5 to 95% RH

Storage temperature
MECHANICAL-10 to +70°C

Enclosure

Metal enclosure

Weight0.42kgDimensions (W x D x H)
Packaging

APPROVALS

131.5 x 73.3 x 44mm
200 x 140 x 60mm
EN55032 class A
EN55035

EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
Electromagnetic emmisions and immunity

EN61000-4-2
EN61000-4-4
EN61000-4-5
EN61000-4-6
EN61000-4-8

EN61000-4-11

FCC Part 15 CFR 47 class A
ICES-003 Issue 6
IEC 62368-1
Safety approvals

EN 62368-1
UL 62368-1

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1
CE

Certificates
GREEN

cSGSus MarkCE

CB certificate
RoHS

REACH

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8 | Technical Specifications

DISCLAMER
Luminex LCE operates a policy of continuous development. Luminex LCE reserves the right to makechanges and improvements to any of the products described in this document above without prior notice.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 2002-2022.
All rights reserved.
No part of this documentation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic
or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without the prior written permission of Luminex.
The information in this documentation is supplied without warranty of any kind, either directly or
indirectly, and is subject to change without prior written notice. Luminex, its employees or appointed
representatives will not be held responsible for any damages to software, hardware, or data, howsoever
arising as a direct or indirect result of the product(s) mentioned herin.

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